Say Hi

So we loaded up the Expedition and headed to Local 506 last night. Julie, Melinda, Bobby and myself for a grand ole time of music and liquids. When The Nothing Noise started we were the only ones present, but by the time Say Hi took the stage there was a fair sized crowd.

The Nothing Noise were quite impressive, at least to me, as an opening act. I should have bought their CD, but I was too much of a slacker (they were that good). Much better live than on their MySpace page. The Big Sleep were the middle band, with an intensity of a heavy metal band mixed in with some traces of the Ramones (that’s my best take). I couldn’t decide whether I liked them or not, but Julie loved them (she bought two CDs). Say Hi (pictured) were the headliner and did an awesome job. They’re minus a keyboard and bass player this time, but I thought Eric and the drummer (sorry I don’t have his name; Westin? Sam?) worked well together. It reminded me a lot of the interplay of John Vanderslice and his multi-instrumentalist drummer. On the last song of the night, Eric did a solo version of Let’s Talk About Spaceships, which was absolutely wonderful. Please come back again!